Charities We Support

SCRUM

The Society for Cultivating Rugby Union Mastery (d.b.a. SCRUM) is a tax-exempt, 501(c) (3) public charity whose mission is to foster national and international rugby competition.

The Lakefront 7s rugby festival is organized by the Milwaukee Barbarians and all proceeds benefit SCRUM and other charities (below) in pursuit of SCRUM’s mission.

Wisconsin Parkinson Foundation

In 2009, the founder of the Lakefront 7s rugby festival “Papa” Joe Kloiber was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. The Papa Joe Golf Outing was organized to honor the man who has given so much to the Wisconsin rugby community by raising money for noble causes.

The Wisconsin Parkinson Foundation is dedicated expanding medical professional and public awareness and understanding about Parkinson disease. Proceeds from the golf outing are donated to the foundation to support their mission.

Hunger Task Force

The Hunger Task Force works to prevent hunger and malnutrition by providing food to people in need today and by promoting social policies to achieve a hunger free community tomorrow. The Lakefront 7s rugby festival supports Hunger Task Force by holding a food drive every summer during the festival.

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A regional tradition

The Lakefront 7s is the largest summer rugby event in the United States. Hosted annually since 1982 the Lakefront 7s attracts on average 125 teams and 2000 participants from across the country and around the world.

Held on the scenic shores of Lake Michigan in the heart of historic Milwaukee, the Lakefront 7s features men's and women's brackets for all skill levels, boys and girls high school brackets, and co-ed tag rugby for athletes in middle and elementary school.